# Healthchecks vs homelab-monitor

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Healthchecks | homelab-monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 52/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring | #19 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 10 466 ✓ | 227 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +108 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 23 ✓ |
| Latest release | v5.0.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.37.0 · 23 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Healthchecks scores 73/100 against 52/100 for homelab-monitor, so it is the safer default.

homelab-monitor ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Healthchecks.

Healthchecks is growing faster right now (+108 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Healthchecks](https://selfhost.directory/project/healthchecks) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/healthchecks.md)
- [homelab-monitor](https://selfhost.directory/project/homelab-monitor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/homelab-monitor.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/healthchecks-vs-homelab-monitor